Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-03-29
The Captains Probation.

! one DAY anu shio'
Lucy. / wish your husband coul
spare YOU 10 come to the manor for
few days. -,
Il dare say he could, ma'am. ! re
piled. .Its not so far, and our NIUE
maid gets on with the children very
handy"
"Well. ask him, she said. "Because
| Mr.. Cardewe and / are expecting some
friends, and you might help me. lou
have not forgotten your old business
supposep" she asked, smiling. =.
| i curtsied, and said: mo; | could
manage hair -dressing and so on very
well as lady's maid--if wanted.
at is rather to look after Lady far-
docks little boy, " replied Mrs. Carde-
we "He is an only child-the heir 10
| the property-and must have trust
worthy person with him. He has an
attendant of course, but the nurse had
been obliged to 90 home. understand
Will YOU come for week or soFy
sad / would and Mrs Cardewe
seemed pleased. :,
II will write and tell Lady Paddock, :
she said. "She will not come unless
her child is in good hands, and can
now assure her. curtsied again, ana
thanked her for her good opinion. She
nodded pleasantly and drove away
saying:
.On Tuesday. then.
When Charley came back TO tea he
gave me leave to 90, and laughed about
my leaving my own children to look af-
ter the only child of Lady Pardoek, who
was the widow Of the great barrister,
the gentleman who had found the heir
to the Norfolk estate.
"When are yon going to the manorP'
he asked.
ION Tuesday. Charley is Friday
so there is plenty of time. "
The company began to arrive at the
manor on the Monday. There were TO
be fourteen guests, but needn't name
them all. Mr.. Hemphill and the Mar
tyn- Hcnrys were invited at separate
tmes--but he remained longer than he
had at first intended and there was a
captain in the navy, n retired officer
named Armstrong, who wore beard
like the duke OF Edinburgh. He was a
nice, plain spoken-gentleman-~very
quiet. and seemed to put himself out for
anyone. He had never asked to meet
Mr.. Hcmphill, who had yacht and
was somewhat nautical.
Lady Pardock came with nurse
MAZDA plain. rather silly-looking, af-
fectionate grl--and the heir. He was
years old; sturdy bold boy; inde-
pendent, but as obedient as / have
never seen a lad so young. His mother $
word was enough; he did as he was
hidden without questioning or fretful-
ness. The young heir seemed TO like
the sailor-captain, who was full Of an
ecdotes and stories, and Lady Pardock
seemed to despise him little. She
was fine, handsome woman; tall,
well made, and well dressed There
was Mt times u dreamy look in her eyes.
as II she was thinking of the past or
contemplating the future. She was
very energetic, though, and could walk,
ride, row. or sail boat as well as many
men.
She and Capt, Henry were good
friends, She was interested in his min
ing and was quite as ready to go down
tho mine as she was TO sail in Mr.,
Hcmphilfs yacht. the FREELY.
You are, of course, great traveller.
Capt. Armstrong;" she said one day ia
the sailor. I'VE heard good deal.
You know. through the butler and other
men servants, and | saw a good deal OF
Lady Paddock, and sometimes she
talked to me-
mo, he replied carelessly. "a have
been about the world-not much in it.
A sailor sees a good deal and there il
something worth seeing occasionally,
too
Have you ever been in battle?"
she asked again.
"Never, | am thankful to say" he
replied.
you are surely-not-not serlousp"
she said.
Il am quite serious--I dread battle
OF course, should fight if | had to dc
so-but trust | never shall"
81 wonder you entered the navy,
Capt Armstrong" she half sneered
you should have been Quaker"
at was not my own choice. Lad,
Paddock, " he answered.
He would make an excellent eountr,
parson, she remarked to her neighbor
Capt. Martyn-Henry; and very soor
afterward the ladies left the dining
room. From that time Lady Pardocl
seemed TO think the sailor what Charlie,
calls "a mutt. He walked and some
times shot with the party in tn,
stubbles or helped in tableaus, bu
never shone much in any way Wher
Charley came in used to tell him
about the captain.
You know nothing about it," h,
would say.
Capt. Armstrong shoots RICH
straight; II he don't fire often he al
ways kills in a workmanlike way ant
doesn't mangle his birds. What do yo,
know about bimpn